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Introduction: A family systems approach to promote maternal, child and adolescent nutrition

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
In all cultures, women and children are embedded in family systems that determine roles, relationships, patterns of communication and authority between family members.
Judi Aubel, Stephanie L. Martin, Kenda Cunningham   +2 more
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Supporting maternal and child nutrition: views from community members in rural Northern Ghana

Public Health Nutrition, 2020
Objective: Despite efforts to improve maternal and child nutrition, undernutrition remains a major public health challenge in Ghana. The current study explored community perceptions of undernutrition and context-specific interventions that could improve ...
C. Debpuur, E. Nonterah, S. Chatio, James K Adoctor, Edith Dambayi, P. Beeri, Esmond W Nonterah, Doreen Ayi-Bisah, D. Watson, S. Kehoe, M. Dalaba, W. Ofosu, R. Aborigo, Paul Welaga, A. Oduro, M. Newell, M. Barker   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

School Meal Programs in Africa: Regional Results From the 2019 Global Survey of School Meal Programs

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionSchool meal programs operate throughout Africa, serving as a social safety net and aiming to improve children's nutrition, influence their dietary choices, and strengthen the agrifood economy through local procurement.
Ayala Wineman, Ayala Wineman, Moses C. Ekwueme, Moses C. Ekwueme, Liliane Bigayimpunzi, Alice Martin-Daihirou, Eth Ludmilla de Gois V. N. Rodrigues, Eth Ludmilla de Gois V. N. Rodrigues, Priscilia Etuge, Priscilia Etuge, Yale Warner, Heidi Kessler, Arlene Mitchell   +12 more
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Running on Empty: Nutritional Access for Children in Cook County, Illinois [PDF]

, 2010
In an effort to make informed program expansion and improvement decisions, the Greater Chicago Food Depository commissioned the Social IMPACT Research Center of Heartland Alliance to conduct a study of child nutrition program coverage and child nutrition
Alyssa Nogaski, Amy Rynell, Amy Terpstra, Andrew Roberts, Lindy Carrow   +4 more
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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Running on Empty: Nutritional Access for Children in Cook County, IL, Executive Summary [PDF]

, 2010
In an effort to make informed program expansion and improvement decisions, the Greater Chicago Food Depository commissioned the Social IMPACT Research Center of Heartland Alliance to conduct a study of child nutrition program coverage and child nutrition
Amy Terpstra, Lindy Carrow
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania (EFFECTS): study protocol for a five-arm, cluster-randomized trial

Trials
Background Globally, 144 million children under 5 years are undernourished and 250 million do not meet their developmental potential. Multi-input interventions, such as bundled nutrition and parenting interventions, are designed to mitigate risks for ...
EFFECTS Study Investigators
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping of nutrition policies and programs in South Asia towards achieving the Global Nutrition targets

Archives of Public Health, 2023
Background South Asia continues to host the triple burden of child malnutrition with high levels of child undernutrition, hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiencies) and childhood overweight/obesity.
Nidhi Wali, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, Andre M. N. Renzaho   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source